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(Tacoma and Seattle) ; British Columbia (Beaver Creeir, Alta Lake, 

 and Masset) ; and southeastern Alaska (Craig, Wrangell, and prob- 

 ably Skagway), 



Winter range. — The winter range extends north to southwestern 

 British Columbia (Comox) ; northeastern Oregon (Haines) ; central 

 Arizona (Oak Creek) ; southern New Mexico (Silver City) ; Kansas 

 (Wichita, Topeka, and Bendena) ; Missouri (Lexington and Nelson) ; 

 Illinois (Bernadotte and Mount Carmel) ; southern Indiana (Vin- 

 cennes and probably Bloomington) ; southern Ohio (Hamilton and 

 Hillsboro) ; northern Maryland (Hagerstown) ; southeastern Penn- 

 sylvania (Edge Hill) ; and southern New Jersey (Newfield). From 

 this point the species is found in winter south along the Atlantic 

 coast to southern Florida (Miami, Royal Palm Hammock, and Key 

 West) ; the Bahama Islands (Nassau, Watling Island, and Great 

 Inagua) ; and the northern Lesser Antilles (St. Croix). South to 

 the Lesser Antilles (St. Croix) ; rarely Haiti (Gonave Island) ; and 

 rarely Costa Rica (Coli Blanco and Punta Arenas). From this 

 southwestern point the winter range extends northward along the 

 western coast of Central America (including Baja California) to 

 California; Oregon; rarely Washington; and southwestern British 

 Columbia (probably Barkley Sound and Comox). In the eastern 

 part of the country the species is found irregularly north to southern 

 Wisconsin (Madison) ; southern Michigan (Ann Arbor and Detroit) ; 

 southern Ontario (London and Lindsay) ; southern Vermont (Ben- 

 nington) ; and central Maine (Fairfield and Dover). 



The range as above outlined covers the entire species, which has 

 been separated into four subspecies or geographic races. The typical 

 form, known as the yellow-bellied sapsucker {S. v. varius), is found 

 during the breeding season over all the northern parts of the range 

 east of Alaska and south to Missouri and the mountains of western 

 Virginia. In winter it is found south to Central America and the 

 West Indies. The red-naped sapsucker {S. v. nuchalis) is found 

 chiefly in the Rocky Mountain region from central British Columbia 

 south (in winter) to Baja California and central Mexico. The north- 

 ern red-breasted sapsucker {S. v. ruber) breeds from southeastern 

 Alaska south through the mountains to western Oregon and in winter 

 to central California. The southern red-breasted sapsucker {S. v. 

 daggetti) is confined to the mountains of California and northern 

 Baja California. 



Sfring migration. — Early dates of spring arrival are: Quebec — 

 Montreal, March 25 ; Westmount, March 30. New Brunswick — Scotch 

 Lake, April 12; St. John, April 22. Nova Scotia — Wolfville, April 

 30. Northern Michigan — Blaney, April 2; Sault Ste. Marie, April 

 10; Houghton, April 24. Minnesota — Elk River, March 26; Minne- 

 apolis, March 29. Nebraska — Omaha, April 14. South Dakota — 



